In the midst of seismic change, the time and space to think expansively is a true gift.
Being in such a spacious and picturesque environment gave me the quiet and psychic space to reflect, recharge, and allow ideas to find me—ideas that later rooted themselves in the work.


Mesa Refuge is a sacred writing space. It’s a place of drift, of telling details, on the edge of consciousness and civilization, where my true inner self can emerge.

I wrote at the edge of the restored wetlands of Tomales Bay. Like grief, the terrain was in constant flux.
